The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 844  Library Visit

Karl smiled. ”Well, if Iʼm going to go to the Library, I should prepare a gift for them as well. There is nothing that Librarians like more than new books. If I donate a new tome to their collection, it will keep the Inscriptionists busy for weeks.”

Ashbringer laughed. ”Thatʼs just devious. But are you sure that youʼll have something that they will actually be so excited to get their hands on?”

Karl nodded. ”I have a number of strange and esoteric skills. They are quite useful within their niche, but theyʼre not part of any other classʼs base skill tree, as far as I know.”

Karl headed back to the house and took out his writing supplies, startling the professors, who were working at the large table on the second floor.

”Are you making something new?” Moira asked.

”Not really. Iʼm making a skill book for the Library, a peace offering to reduce the cost of the tomes that I am going to request. I want to get Rae some books on leather armour and clothing creation. Sheʼs already a master with silk, as an innate skill of her species, but blending that with leather armour creation would give her a much wider set of options for her fashion.” The professors laughed at the thought of such a terrifying beast sedately making armour, but somehow it did suit her personality. ”Speaking of Rae, where has she been? I havenʼt seen her in a while.” Moira asked.

Karl smiled. ”Iʼm sure she takes that as a compliment, but sheʼs right behind you.”

The professor turned around quickly, alarmed that she hadnʼt noticed, and Rae laughed from the third floor, where she had been watching the Alchemists in the Library Space.

”You are an evil, evil man.” Moira muttered.

”It was funny, though. You should have seen the look on your face.”

Rae walked down the stairs, visible and in humanoid form. ”Most of the time I am invisible. Itʼs not surprising that people donʼt see me. Actually, I would be shocked if anyone did see me, other than Karl.” Rae explained.

”Why him? Because you are bonded?” Mash, Moiraʼs husband and fellow Runesmithing apprentice, asked.

”No. Because he has Soul Sight. Without that, I think I could hide from him, even if he could sense where I was through the bond.”

Karl kept writing as they discussed the ways that a monster who was both invisible and incorporeal might possibly be detected. The Professors had realized that it might actually be a major security breach of the Academy. How many creatures had managed to find their way past the wards on the Academy? They could have dozens of spies in the school and not know it.

But if they worked on the answers with Runic items, they should at least be able to detect intruders more effectively, even if they couldnʼt see them.

Karl finished the [Bestial Regeneration] book, and got to his feet. ”Rae, did you want to come with me to the Library? I will be picking out trade skill books for you to learn how to add leather to your decorations.”

Rae shook her head. ”Take Remi. She likes Libraries more. She will also want you to buy many more books to fill out the knowledge that she canʼt find in our house Library.”

The houseʼs Library had a wide variety of introductory tomes and trade skill volumes, including basic leatherworking. But Rae hadnʼt learned much from that, as it was mostly about how to cut and sew leather properly, and not how to make it into magical armour.

So, Rae and Karl made their way through the streets of Drodh before dinner, intending to make a short trip to the Library, and order any books that Remi needed, or thought that Rae might need.

Hopefully, they wouldnʼt already have [Bestial Regeneration] in their inventory, as that would increase the value of the tome and buy them extra goodwill. If they did, Karl could always come up with another skill to bring them based on what they said they were short on.

The Library was quiet when they arrived, with only one Demon looking for a specific tome. Though, calling it a ʼLibraryʼ didnʼt seem to be correct. It was more of a combination book repository and bookstore, with some books for sale, and others only for browsing within the building.

”Good evening. Do you have a membership?” The receptionist asked. ”In fact, I do not. What are the requirements to become a member?” Karl asked.

”There are three stages of membership. First is our Basic Member, which allows you to purchase tomes from the Library. It is free of charge with your first purchase. Second is our VIP member, which has a one gold annual fee, and allows you to browse the stock tomes in the building. Third is the contributor membership, which receives a discount on purchases as well as the right to browse tomes. That is more for Inscriptionists, as it requires donation of a tome that you have personally created. What is your trade specialty?” The receptionist asked.

”I am actually a Rune Master, but I have a skill that allows me to create Skill Books on a very limited basis. In fact, I expected that your Library might have such a requirement, so I made one for today.

This is a tome of [Bestial Regeneration], just completed.” Karl explained as he placed the book on the desk.

”It even still smells like ink and new paper.” The Receptionist replied, shocked.

It wasnʼt often that someone actually took up the third tier of membership. Even most of the Inscriptionists in Drodh City only sold books to the Library. They werenʼt willing to donate one, just for a discount on books that they could make themselves, given enough time reading in the Library with a single gold VIP membership.

”Youʼre seriously willing to trade a tome? Oh, let me see if we have this in stock.” She murmured, while Remi draped her head over Karlʼs shoulder to distract herself from the urge to wander.

Ever since her advancement and physical transformation, her curiosity had skyrocketed. Like all that energy being stuck in a smaller body was amping up her emotions.